"More of old Florida has gone to developers as some 10,000 homes — many selling for $1 million or more — soon could stand in a vast stretch of once-rural Palm Beach County. About 7,000 of those have already been built, and the rest are in the pipeline on the 21,000 acres known as the Agricultural Reserve," says the Sun Sentinel.
The purpose of the Agricultural Reserve is to preserve unique farmland and wetlands in order to enhance agricultural activity, environmental and water resources, and open space, by limiting uses to agriculture, conservation, low density residential development, and non-residential uses which serve the needs of farmworkers and residents of the Ag Reserve Tier.
"The Reserve, a territory with special development rules, stretches between Florida's Turnpike and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, spanning unincorporated areas west of Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Lake Worth." A 60/40 rule was adopted by PB County in October 2015 (every four acres of development, six acres had to be set aside for preservation) but small owners of land there wanted the 60-40 rule set aside.-
Many of these owners showed up at the County Commission meeting and after some debate, the Commission voted in favor of dropping the preservation requirement for those who own less than 16 acres. The Palm Beach County Commission voted to allow more commercialization with Burdick and Valeche dissenting.
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Govt for,by and of the developer.Disgusting!
ReplyDeleteWas a former city commissioner of Lake Worth representing the land owners ability to change the zoning from ag to res?
ReplyDeleteWasn't that that Mulvahill woman? Seems she was on the opposite side when she was in Lake Worth stirring the pot... Is she a flip flopper now backing the developers? Wonder how her old cronies feel about that now...
ReplyDeleteInteresting point @10:40.
ReplyDeleteIt just proves that when something affects you personally, your ideals can change I would guess. but I don't know all of the circumstances regarding her position OTHER than neighboring properties got favorable zoning from the commission.
One of your famous "best commissioners ever" selling out to evil developers? Ain't that a kick in the head for you. Too bad she couldn't "save" the ag reserve the way she "saved" the casino. You know that whole circle of light thing planned for the media.
ReplyDeleteWes, can't you EVER get over yourself?
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